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appaloosa en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/ (General-American)
- /ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From a + Palouse + -a. From the phrase "a Palouse horse", referring to the Palouse River near which they were first encountered by non-Native Americans. The river is named for the Palouse region.
Meanings
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(US) A horse of a breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
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pt appaloosa (horse breed) · fi appaloosa (horse breed) · nv łį́į́ʼ yishtłizhii (horse breed)
wikipedia: appaloosa
appaloosa en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/ (General-American)
- /ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, itself an ellipsis of Apaloosa catfish, after the Appalousa people of Louisiana.
Meanings
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(Southern-US, US) A catfish.
A big fish wends its way towards the shape the light makes, stops and sucks at air. Mottled brown and black, with a pink, appaloosa mouth.
2005, David Francis, The Great Inland Sea, page 141:On a two-day camp out at Red Bluff on the Angelina River in East Texas, we had out twelve trotlines, fishing for mud, appaloosa, blue and channel catfish.
2008, Harry Noble, Me and Burnice: A Simpler Time, page 167:
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